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Body beneath sparsely and rather finely punctured. Length 

 4.5-7 mm., breadth 1.5 mm. 



Occurs from the Middle States to Nebraska and Kansas and 

 from the Lake States across our northern boundary to Montana, 

 Washington and thence south and through the Sierras to below 

 Lake Tahoe, Cal. It is apparently confined to broad-leaved trees. 

 I have found it beneath the bark of the broad-leaved maple {Acer 

 macro phyllum Pursh) at Seattle, Wash., and the aspen (Populus 

 tremuloides Michx.) at Lake Tahoe, Cal. It has also been taken 

 in Marin Co., Cal. 



This species is closest to the preceding. Its special features are 

 the very long basal portion of the rostrum, the pecuHar punctua- 

 tion of the thorax and the slender funicle of the antennae, the last 

 of which it shares with platalca. 



C. piniphilus Boh. Schonh. Gen. Cure, IV, p. 1002 ; Mann. 

 Bull. Mosc, 1843, II' P- 295 ; scrobiculatus Lee, Proc. Acad., 1859, 

 p. 285, Col. Kansas, p. 18; calif ornicus Mots., Bull. Mosc, 1845, 

 I, p. 99 ; Horn, Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XIII, 2 Z, p. 438. 



Black, shining. Head finely and sparsely punctured in basal 

 portion, coarsely and closely between eyes and on rostrum. Eyes 

 moderate in size and barely protruding beyond side of head, di- 

 ameter of head across eyes at least one third greater than dilated 

 portion of rostrum. Sides of head convergent and almost straight 

 to base of rostrum. Rostrum as long as one half the thorax, 

 slightly arcuate, basal portion about equal to apical, broad and 

 with parallel sides, apical portion distinctly dilated and quadri- 

 lateral and about one third broader than basal portion. Joints of 

 funicle slightly though gradually increasing in width outwards, 

 the outer joints one half width of club. 



Prothorax distinctly longer than broad, with sides near base but 

 slightly narrowed and gradually convergent from in front of base 

 to near apex where but slightly constricted, base bisinuate and dis- 

 tinctly impressed on each side of middle. Surface somewhat 

 flattened, coarsely and deeply though not closely punctured, punc- 

 tures coarser at base near median line which is impunctate and 

 elevated into crista that extends at least one fifth of length of 

 thorax. 



